diff --git a/taglib/ape/apeitem.cpp b/taglib/ape/apeitem.cpp
index 9d9647ec..0e27987d 100644
--- a/taglib/ape/apeitem.cpp
+++ b/taglib/ape/apeitem.cpp
@@ -127,14 +127,6 @@ void APE::Item::setBinaryData(const ByteVector &value)
   d->value = value;
 }
 
-ByteVector APE::Item::value() const
-{
-  // This seems incorrect as it won't be actually rendering the value to keep it
-  // up to date.
-
-  return d->value;
-}
-
 void APE::Item::setKey(const String &key)
 {
     d->key = key;
@@ -188,11 +180,6 @@ int APE::Item::size() const
   return result;
 }
 
-StringList APE::Item::toStringList() const
-{
-  return d->text;
-}
-
 StringList APE::Item::values() const
 {
   return d->text;
diff --git a/taglib/ape/apeitem.h b/taglib/ape/apeitem.h
index f7fd05e3..eb460d23 100644
--- a/taglib/ape/apeitem.h
+++ b/taglib/ape/apeitem.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ namespace TagLib {
       /*!
        * Constructs a text item with \a key and \a value.
        */
-      // BIC: Remove this, StringList has a constructor from a single string
       Item(const String &key, const String &value);
 
       /*!
@@ -107,11 +106,6 @@ namespace TagLib {
       */
       void setBinaryData(const ByteVector &value);
 
-#ifndef DO_NOT_DOCUMENT
-      /* Remove in next binary incompatible release */
-      ByteVector value() const;
-#endif
-
       /*!
        * Sets the key for the item to \a key.
        */
@@ -157,11 +151,6 @@ namespace TagLib {
        */
       String toString() const;
 
-#ifndef DO_NOT_DOCUMENT
-      /* Remove in next binary incompatible release */
-      StringList toStringList() const;
-#endif
-
       /*!
        * Returns the list of text values.
        */
diff --git a/taglib/ape/apetag.cpp b/taglib/ape/apetag.cpp
index 664ee3a8..3dcae8c0 100644
--- a/taglib/ape/apetag.cpp
+++ b/taglib/ape/apetag.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ PropertyMap APE::Tag::properties() const
       for(uint i = 0; i < keyConversionsSize; ++i)
         if(tagName == keyConversions[i][1])
           tagName = keyConversions[i][0];
-        properties[tagName].append(it->second.toStringList());
+        properties[tagName].append(it->second.values());
     }
   }
   return properties;